Brooks (surname)

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Brooks is a surname, and may refer to many people.

Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

[edit] A

• Aaron Brooks (b. 1976), American football quarterback
• Albert Brooks (b. 1947), actor, comedian, and director
• Alfred Johnson Brooks, Canadian politician
• Allan Brooks, Canadian bird artist
• Allette Brooks, American folk singer
• Anne Rose Brooks (b. 1963), American actress
• Avery Brooks (b. 1948), American actor

[edit] B

• Barney Brooks, American physician
• Barrett Brooks, American football player
• Beverley Brooks, British actress, later Pamela Harmsworth, Viscountess Rothermere
• Bill Brooks (b. 19??), American former baseball and basketball coach
• Bruce Brooks (b. 1950), American author
• Bryant Butler Brooks, American politician

[edit] C

• Caroline St John-Brooks, British journalist and academic
• Charles Brooks, Jr. (1942–1982), American convicted murderer and the first person executed by lethal injection in the United States
• Charles Timothy Brooks, (1813–1883), American translator (from German), poet and Unitarian minister
• Charles William Shirley Brooks (1816–1874), English journalist and novelist
• Charles W. Brooks, American politician
• Charlie Brooks (b. 1981), Welsh actress
• Chris Brooks, British radio presenter
• Cindy Brooks, American model
• Cleanth Brooks (1906–1994), American literary critic
• Constance "Connie" Brooks (see Our Miss Brooks), a fictional English language teacher
• Conrad Brooks (b. 1931), American actor

[edit] D

• Dallas Brooks, Australian general and politician
• Darin Brooks, American actor
• Dave Brooks (b. 1951), English songwriter and composer
• David Brooks, one of several people including
  • David Brooks, conservative commentator for The New York Times and other publications.
  • David Brooks, (1756-1838), US politician, Representative to the Fifth United States Congress
  • David Brooks patented an innovative insulator for telegraph lines in 1867 while working for the Central Pacific Railroad.
  • David Allen Brooks, film and television actor who played archaeologist Max Eilerson on the science-fiction TV series Crusade.
  • David Brooks, teenage accomplice of serial killer Dean Corll
  • David Brooks, Australian poet
• Deanna Brooks, American model
• Derrick Brooks (b. 1973), American professional football player
• Dick Brooks, American racing driver
• Dolores "LaLa" Brooks (b. 1947), former member of the girl group The Crystals
• Donald Brooks, American fashion designer
• Donnie Brooks (b. 1936), American pop music singer

[edit] E

• Edward Brooks (c.1883–19??), British World War I Victoria Cross recipient
• Edward Brooks, Sr., timber magnate who built the residence known as Eastcliff
• Edward Schroeder Brooks (1867-1957), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Elisabeth Brooks, Canadian actress
• Elkie Brooks (b. 1945), British singer

[edit] F

• Foster Brooks, American comedian
• Frank Brooks, American baseball player
• Fred Brooks (b. 1931), American software engineer and computer scientist

[edit] G

• Garth Brooks (b. 1962), American musician
• Geoffrey Michael Brooks, British writer
• Geraldine Brooks, American actress
• Geraldine Brooks, Australian writer
• Glenn Brooks, Canadian politician
• Golden Brooks, American actress
• Greg Brooks, Canadian chef
• Guy Brooks, American fiddle player
• Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), award-winning African American woman poet

[edit] H

• Hadda Brooks, American pianist
• Harold Brooks-Baker, American journalist
• Harriet Brooks, Canadian physicist
• Harry Brooks, American composer
• Harvey Brooks, American bassist
• Herb Brooks, American ice hockey coach
• Horatio G. Brooks, American rail engineer
• Hubie Brooks, American baseball player

[edit] J

• J. Twing Brooks (1884–1956), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Jack Brooks, one of several people including
• Jack Brooks,Pro Skateboarder [1], Margate, Kent. England. Bass player in Yes Unison.[2]
  • Jack Brooks (1912–1971), a British-American lyricist
  • Jack Brooks (born 1922), U.S. Congressman
• James Brooks, one of several people including
  • James Brooks (Bishop) (1512–1560)
  • James Brooks (Whig), 19th century American politician from New York
  • James Brooks (painter) (1906–1992)
  • James Brooks (rugby player) (born 1980)
  • James Brooks (American football player) (born 1958)
  • James L. Brooks (born 1940), Hollywood producer, writer and film director
• Jamie Brooks, British porn star
• Jason Brooks, American actor
• Jean Brooks, American actress
• John Brooks (1752–1825), a governor of Massachusetts
• John Brooks Jr. (1783–1813), United States Marine Corps officer
• Juanita Brooks, American writer

[edit] K

• Kimberly Brooks, American actress
• Kirsty Brooks, British architectural glass artist
• Kix Brooks, American musician from Brooks & Dunn

[edit] L

• Larry Brooks, American football player
• Lela Brooks, Canadian skater
• Lisa Brooks, hair stylist
• Lonnie Brooks, American blues musician
• Louise Brooks, American actress

[edit] M

• Malcolm Brooks, Australian politician
• Maria Gowen Brooks, American poet
• Mark Brooks, one of several people including
  • Mark Brooks, golfer
  • Mark Brooks, comics artist
• Maurice Brooks, American naturalist
• Max Brooks, American humorist
• Mehcad Brooks, American actor
• Mel Brooks (b. 1926), American actor, writer director, and theatrical producer
• Meredith Brooks (b. 1958), American musician

[edit] N

• Nan Brooks, American illustrator
• Ned Brooks, American broadcaster
• Neil Brooks, Australian swimmer
• Nicholas Brooks, American singer
• Noah Brooks, American journalist

[edit] O

• Oliver Brooks, British soldier
• Overton Brooks, American politician

[edit] P

• Pattie Brooks, American singer
• Phil Brooks, American wrestler
• Philip John Brooks, British folk musician
• Phillips Brooks, American Episcopalian bishop and writer
• Preston Brooks, American politician

[edit] R

• Ralph G. Brooks, American politician
• Ramy Brooks, Alaskan dog racer
• Randy Brooks, see Randy Brooks (disambiguation)
• Ray Brooks, English actor
• Rich Brooks, American football coach
• Richard Brooks (1912–1992), American film writer, director and producer
• Richard Brooks (b. 1962), American actor
• Robert Brooks (born 1970), former NFL football player
• Robert Edward Brooks (born 1966), British wrestler Robbie Brookside
• Rodney Brooks (b. 1954), director of the MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
• Romaine Brooks, American painter

[edit] S

• Scott Brooks, American basketball player
• Shane Brooks, Australian computer scientist
• Shelton Brooks, American popular music composer
• Siobhan Brooks, American sociologist and activist
• Stacy Brooks, public critic of the Church of Scientology
• Stephen Brooks, American academic
• Steve Brooks, American folk musician

[edit] T

• Terry Brooks (b. 1944), American author
• Theodore Marley "Ham" Brooks, fictional character from Doc Savage
• Thomas Edwards Brooks, African American shot dead in 1950 in Montgomery, Alabama
• Killer Tim Brooks, American wrestler
• Tina Brooks, American jazz saxophonist
• Tom Brooks, Australian cricketer
• Tony Brooks, British racing driver
• Travis Brooks, Australian field hockey player

[edit] V

• Van Wyck Brooks, American writer
• Vincent Brooks, US Army brigadier

[edit] W

• Walter R. Brooks, Anerican children's writer
• Wiley Brooks, breatharian
• William Edwin Brooks, English ornithologist who lived in India and Canada
• William Keith Brooks, American zoologist
• William L. Brooks, American outlaw
• William Robert Brooks, American astronomer
• William T. H. Brooks, American Civil War major general

[edit] See also

• Brooks
• Baron Crawshaw, family name Brooks
• Middlebrooks
• Brookes
• Brook
• Brooke